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Conscribe — Con*scribe , v. t. [L. conscribere. See {Conscript}.] To enroll; to enlist. [Obs.] E. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conscribe — transitive verb (conscribed; conscribing) Etymology: Latin conscribere Date: 1613 1. limit, circumscribe < ill health…conscribed the force of his intentions Times Literary Supplement > 2. to enlist forcibly ; conscrip … New Collegiate Dictionary
conscribe — /keuhn skruyb /, v.t., conscribed, conscribing. 1. to constrict or limit; circumscribe. 2. to force into military service; conscript. [1540 50; < L conscribere to enroll, enlist, equiv. to con CON + scribere to write] * * * … Universalium
conscribe — v. enroll, conscript; restrict, circumscribe … English contemporary dictionary
conscribe — con•scribe [[t]kənˈskraɪb[/t]] v. t. scribed, scrib•ing 1) cvb to constrict or limit; circumscribe 2) cvb to force into military service; conscript • Etymology: 1540–50; < L conscrībere to enroll, enlist =con con +scrībere to write … From formal English to slang
conscribe — /kənˈskraɪb/ (say kuhn skruyb) verb (t) (conscribed, conscribing) 1. to enlist by conscription. 2. to limit; circumscribe …
conscribe — v.tr. = conscript v. Etymology: L conscribere (as conscription) … Useful english dictionary
con|script — «verb. kuhn SKRIHPT; adjective, noun. KON skrihpt», verb, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to compel by law to serve in the armed forces; draft. SYNONYM(S): recruit. 2. to take for government use: »The dictator proposed to conscript the services of both … Useful english dictionary
Conscription in Greece — Conscription Military service National service Conscription crisis Conscientious objection Civilian service … Wikipedia
Mart Stam — M. Stam: 1927 Residence for Weissenhof Estate exhibition, Stuttgart Mart Stam (August 5, 1899, Purmerend February 21, 1986, Zürich) was a Dutch architect, urban planner, and furniture designer. Stam was extraordinarily well connected, and his… … Wikipedia
